For the love of Roy Chapter 11: Being Honest, a hoot fanfic

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Chapter 11: Being Honest

Eric sat on the once beige sofa with Lucus. The redhead had volunteered himself to stay with Eric while Isaac was gone. Isaac had been taken out by Delinko for mysterious reasons. Though, Eric was almost positive that it had something to do with the woman and boy he had been at the diner with. Eric was secretly glad that Lucus wanted to stay with him, he'd been enjoying the redhead's company. Lucus caught the dopey look on the other teen's face and decided to call him out.

"Thinking about me?"

This snapped Eric out of his thoughts, "What?"

"Oh...nothing." the redhead smiled coyly.

"Lucus." he warned in a drawn out way.

"It was nothing, seriously. Don't get yourself so worked up."

"Didn't sound like nothing."

"How would you know? You were daydreaming."

"Um......Explain to me why we're arguing over something this stupid." he raised questioning eyebrows at the redhead sitting next to him.

"I don't know." Lucus shrugged.

"Then let's stop."

"Where's the fun in that?" Lucus crossed his arms and pouted.

"I'll think of it later."

"Mhm....sounds fair." Lucus mused.

Eric glanced at Lucus's hair for a split second before finding a way to change the subject.

"I have a question."

"Shoot."

"It's kinda personal." he glanced at the flaming mop atop Lucus's head again.

This time Lucus noticed. "I swear if you ask me what color my pubic hair is, I will kill you."

Eric was startled at the response but played it off. "I wasn't going to ask what color it is......just if the carpet matched the drapes."

Lucus stared at him confused before it clicked. "That's the same thing!"

"No, its a comparison."

Any smartass reply that Lucus was about to throw back at him was stopped short, as Eric busted out laughing.

"What's so funny?" Lucus demanded with a scowl on his face.

Eric couldn't stop laughing long enough to tell him. Every time he tried to, he'd erupt into a fit of giggles once more.

"I don't see what's so funny..." Lucus mumbled as he crossed his arms.

Lucus really didn't mind though. He'd never admit it to anyone other than himself but he thought Eric was adorable when he was laughing. Actually, I think he's adorable all the time but not like I'd ever admit that either. Lucus thought to himself. He realized Eric's little episode had come to an end and was watching him intently.

A smirk found it's way onto Eric's face. "Now who's daydreaming?"

"I wasn't daydreaming."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Really really?"

"Really really."

"Really really really?"

"Really really really."

"Real-"

"Yes! Now drop it!'

"Okay." Eric smiled cheerfully at the redhead before whispering. "Fire Crotch."

"Can I turn on some music or something?" Lucus asked, choosing to ignore Eric's words.

"Music sounds good."

Lucus looked around for a stereo, finding one near the front door. He struggled to rise from the lumpy couch to go turn it on. He turned the knob only to be blasted with heavy metal. The redhead quickly turned the volume down and began looking for a station.

He paused on one, listening to the beginning of a song.

"Leave it here." Eric commanded from the pathetic excuse of a couch.

Lucus obeyed and trudged back over to where Eric sat. As the song started, he listened closely to the lyrics.

"Do you know who i am?
good, neither do i.
got nothing to say, (i got nothing to say)
but if you pay me, i can play the fool."

Lucus glanced over at Eric, who had his eyes closed and was swaying to the beat.

"Go on believe, if it turns you on.
take what you need 'til your body is numb.
prostitution, is revolution.
you can hate me, after you pay me.
my submission, is your addiction.
so just get out while you can."

Lucus began wringing his left hand with his right. He only did this when he was really nervous. He couldn't explain why the feeling had suddenly overcome him but it struck him with incredible force. It became worse as Eric had started singing along.

"Do you remember when the only thing that mattered was, taking time for the things you love?
but now you got to humor, all these fools."

Lucus was fidgeting openly now and it was hard for Eric to miss. Eric opened his eyes to find Lucus's screwed shut. Concern showed on his face as he nudged Lucus gently.

"Lucus?" he whispered softly.

Lucus's eyes snapped open. "Yeah?"

"Is something wrong?"

"No."

"Don't lie."

"The song."

Something about it struck Eric as odd so he began singing again as if his life depended on it.

"If you need me, i'm your man.
but you don't want to see me mad.
oh, no, we, don't care!
you're a pro and its no surprise.
oh, no, we, don't care!"

By this point, Eric was straddling Lucus's lap and had pushed the redhead farther down into the couch. Lucus gasped softly as Eric rocked his hips. The brunette had grabbed fistfuls of flaming red hair as he swayed to the beat.

Lucus's eyes were clamped shut as he drew in ragged breaths. Eric leaned forward to look into the emerald depths as Lucus slowly opened his eyes. Lucus's breath caught in his throat. Eric held tight to the hair he had in his grasp. Lucus had his hands on Eric's slender hips. Eric couldn't stop himself from leaning in closer until their noses were barely centimeters apart.

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Roy was startled as Mullet savagely shoved him back onto his bed. Before he could protest, Mullet smashed his lips down upon him. Any protest died in Roy's throat as Mullet backed him further onto the bed. Roy didn't mind being ravished by his blonde boyfriend. He just didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.

Mullet ripped his lips from Roy's long enough to whimper, "I need you so bad."

Roy wrapped his arms around Mullet's bare back and pulled him down again. Their still bare bodies rubbed against each other as their lips met once more. The feel of skin on skin almost sent Mullet over the edge. Mullet eased off and took a moment to look Roy over. Roy's chest was heaving with the attempt to regain his breath. The thin layer of sweat covering Roy's body shined in the dim light

Mullet leaned down to kiss Roy's neck as the brunette looked up at him hungrily. Roy grabbed two fistfuls of blonde hair as Mullet attacked his neck and started working his way down. Roy gasped as he grinded his throbbing member into Mullet's stomach. Mullet lifted off Roy a little to give him some room and that's when Roy rolled out from beneath him.

The blonde looked over at Roy with questioning eyes. Roy smiled shyly and shook his head.

"I don't want to do anything else.....not just yet."

Mullet hung his head in shame, embarrassed now that the moment had been broken. Roy pulled his boyfriend's head into his hands and closer to his face. He nuzzled one of Mullet's cheeks in an attempt to comfort him.

"I didn't say that I never wanted to do anything else with you. Don't look so heartbroken, okay?" Roy made Mullet hold his gaze until the blonde nodded.

"Its not that really...."

"Then what is it?"

Mullet looked away, afraid to admit the real reason. Roy frowned and dropped his hands from Mullet's face.

"You can tell me you know."

Mullet nodded slowly before replying. "It scares me."

"How?" Roy's curiosity suddenly overwhelmed him.

"What if you hadn't stopped me? What if I hadn't been able to stop?" he paused briefly to gather his thoughts. "What would have happened afterwards? I don't want you to hate me. I don't want you to ever regret being with me."

"I couldn't hate you, Mullet. I love you too much."

"You say that now....but what if?"

"You're lingering too much on what could of been." Roy took Mullet's tan hands into his and smiled broadly. "Even if it had happened, I wouldn't hate you or regret you."

"But you've said it yourself."

"Said what?"

"That you're not ready. That you want to wait before we do anything more."

Roy sighed. "I do want to. I really do but if it had happened.....at least it would have been with you. The very person I want it to happen with. Sure it would have been sooner than I expected but I wouldn't have regretted it."

Mullet glanced up at Roy who offered him a tender smile. He wrapped his arms around his brunette boyfriend and snuggled closer to him.

"How can you be so sure?" Mullet whispered.

"I'm not."

This caused Mullet to pull away and look at Roy confused. "But..."

Roy pressed a finger to Mullet's lips to silence him. "I'm not. What I do know is that I do want to be with you. I also know that I love you. Everything else is a touch and go deal. I want to wait but it might not work out that way. What happens, happens. That's the way it is, Mullet. We can plan all we want but it might not go the way we want."

A small smile found it's way onto Mullet's face as he hugged Roy to him. "What did I ever do to deserve you?"

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Isaac had been opening the door to his house, talking to Sheldon, when he beheld the sight on the couch. He slammed the door before Sheldon could see past him into the living room. He heard a thump from inside as he received a questioning look from the black haired boy.

"My brother........ was naked." he came up with a reasonable lie, hoping Sheldon would buy it.

Sheldon stared him down for a few more seconds before accepting it. "Okay, can we go in now? I'd rather not stand out here all night long."

"Yeah."

Isaac opened the door once again to find a flustered Lucus. His brother was nowhere to be seen but he could hear him upstairs.

"Sheldon, this is Lucus." Isaac motioned towards the blushing redhead.

Sheldon nodded, shaking the hair out of his eyes in the same motion. Lucus looked up at them and nodded.

"Hey." they looked to see Eric standing at the bottom of the steps.

"Sheldon this is my brother, Eric."

Eric recognized the boy as the one who was at the diner with Delinko. Eric nodded before glancing over at Lucus, who looked away when their eyes meet. Eric was still embarrassed about what had almost happened on the couch. He knew if his brother hadn't walked in, things would have gone farther than either was ready for. Sure, I have sex with random guys who pay me but Lucus is different. I don't want him to think I'm just some whore. Eric sighed softly as his thoughts ran rampant.

Sheldon had noted the uneasy looks passed between the two older teens. He could almost feel the sexual tension radiating between them. The only thing now was to figure out how to convince Eric to ask Lucus to be his boyfriend.

Isaac was nervous at the amount of tension in the room, sexual or otherwise. He worried about what he had seen when he opened the door. He knew this meant the bet would be easier for Sheldon. It wasn't that he didn't want to have sex with Sheldon, completely the opposite. He did but not like this. He hadn't meant to make the bet but it had slipped out before he could stop himself. He glanced over to Sheldon, who was smirking back at him.

Great......he knows.

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Roy laid on his bed, snuggled into Mullet's warm embrace. Mullet brushed the hair out of Roy's eyes as he gazed into the younger's face. Roy smiled, satisfied with comfortable silence surrounding them. Mullet on the other hand couldn't stand silences no matter what kind.

"Roy?" the blonde whispered.

"Mhm. Yes?" Roy had closed his eyes.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Mullet Fingers."

"I don't know what I'd do without you." Mullet whispered softer than before.

When he didn't receive an answer, he glanced down to find Roy fast asleep. Mullet smiled as he watched his brunette love sleep peacefully. He thought about what they had done in the past few hours and wondered how anyone could call it wrong. How could something that feels so right be so wrong? How can something so beautiful be a sin? Mullet mulled these questions and many more over in his mind, before drifting to sleep.

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Dana and Garret sat on Garret's bed with their fingers intertwined. For the last hour or so, they had been discussing their conversation with Garret's mother. Garret had been nervous about having the talk with his mother. Now that he reflected on it, he realized it could have been worse.

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Garret's mother had requested that Dana and he speak with her in the kitchen. That was how they ended up at the small, round table with his mom on one side and them on the other. The boys rested their intertwined fingers on the tabletop as they sat down.

"So, Mrs......" Dana paused, he couldn't remember Garret's last name.

"Just call me mom." she smiled warmly at Dana.

Garret smiled weakly at his mom, sensing what was coming.

"The reason I've asked for this discussion may be obvious." she said as she glanced between the two.

"Mom!" Garret groaned out loud, knowing for sure where this was going now.

Dana, who was beginning to get the drift, smiled encouragingly down at his boyfriend. "It's ok, Garret."

Garret's mom glanced between two before continuing. "Seeing as how you're together....I know you'll be wanting to express your feelings for each other in other ways besides kissing."

Garret winced slightly, he was growing more and more uncomfortable. Dana kept a straight face and motioned for her to continue.

"I just want you both to know that I'm okay with it. I just don't want you to lie to me about it, okay?"

Dana quirked his eyebrows. "That's all?"

"Yes." she paused, thinking something over. "I just wanted you to know that I understand and you don't have to hide the fact from me."

Dana glanced down at Garret, who was speechless. "I'm glad you understand mom."

She smiled warmly at Dana before turning to Garret. "What about you?"

"I'm glad too." he said softly as he looked down.

Dana smiled before pulling the smaller boy to him. Garret's mom smiled before getting up and going to kiss them both goodnight.

They sat there a while longer after she left and just held hands. The silence was comfortable and Garret appreciated Dana's support. Garret smiled up at the older teen before standing. Dana followed the motion and let Garret lead him up to the bedroom.

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"That wasn't so bad." Dana leaned down to whisper in Garret's ear.

Garret nodded as he gazed off into space as he thought about what his mother had said.

"Garret?" Dana asked as he traced the curve of his boyfriend's lips.

"Hmmmm?" Garret glanced over to Dana and smiled slightly.

"I have a question."

"Okay." Garret sat up from his slouched position and turned to listen.

Dana took in a gulp of air before blurting out. "How would you like to meet my mom?"

The color drained from Garret's face immediately. "You....your....mom?"

Dana cringed at the look on the smaller boy's face. "If you don't want to then..."

Garret could sense the hurt in Dana's voice and cut him off. "That's not what I meant...it's just that..."

"No, it's okay if you don't want to. You don't have to..."

"Dana..."

"I won't force you to..."

"Dana..."

"I just thought that..."

"DANA!!!" Garret shouted, finally quieting the older boy.

Dana nodded meekly and waited for Garret to continue.

"Now....I won't lie to you and tell you I want to meet you're mom. In fact, I'll be perfectly honest....she terrifies me. I've only seen her three times in my entire life but she scares me. I don't want to but I know I need to."

"Garret, you don't have to."

"I might not have to but I need to, Dana. I can't be scared of my boyfriend's mother for the rest of my life. Don't you think that'd make life a little awkward for us?"

Dana nodded slowly. "You've got a point. Then I guess we can go see her tomorrow."

Garret gulped. "So soon?"

Dana chuckled. "Better to get it over with. Don't you think?"

"I guess." Garret smiled weakly.

Dana smiled broadly and kissed Garret on the nose. Garret snuggled closer and traced patterns on Dana's chest.

"Now I have a question."

"Okay."

"Does she know?"

"Know what?"

Garret sat up suddenly and growled. " I don't know...that you've had a sex change or that you really hate her cooking. Take your pick."

Dana laughed before trying to soothe Garret. "Don't get all worked up."

"That doesn't answer my question."

Dana sighed. "No."

Garret's eyes grew wide. "You plan on telling her tomorrow then?"

"Yes. Just like with your mom."

"No, not just like with my mom."

"Why not?"

"I'm not terrified of my mom and my mom doesn't have the strength to lift the stove to bash me over the head with."

"Awwww....come on. She's not that bad."

"Maybe not...but how will she react when she finds out her son is dating another guy?"

"I don't know." Dana shrugged and pulled Garret closer. "All we can do is hope for the best."

Garret sighed and went limp against the larger boy's chest. "I guess you're right."

Dana nodded before reaching over to turn out the bedside lamp.

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Lizzie paced back and forth in her bedroom. She made sure to stomp loudly so that Sarah and Lance could hear her downstairs. She paused before deciding to go downstairs to bother them. She stomped her way down the stairs to find Sarah and Lance watching TV.

"Where is Lucus?" she shrieked, satisfied when they flinched at her voice.

Lance turned the volume down before answering, trying to remain calm. "He's at a friend's house."

"Friend?" Lizzie scoffed. "We just moved here. How could he have a friend?"

Sarah grimaced as she patted Lance's leg to keep him calm. "He met him while exploring the town. He called earlier to ask if it'd be alright for him to stay the night over there."

"And you said yes?"

"He needs friends."

Lizzie caught the tone immediately and almost exploded. She knew they wanted Lucus to have friends....so that he'd be away from her. They thought that she controlled Lucus too much and that he needed to get away from her in order to accomplish something with his life.

"No he doesn't! He has me!" she screamed at them.

Lance turned cold eyes upon her. "Really Lizzie? How exactly are you helping him at all? He needs to be in charge of himself. You can't keep trying to control him. Don't you want your brother to be happy?"

Lizzie screamed shrilly before she stomped back up the stairs. She flung herself onto her bed just as the tears began to flow. They don't understand me. How could they? Maybe Lucus doesn't need me but I need him.

She flung stuffed animals off her bed until her hands touched the Uglydoll that Lucus had bought her for their birthday three years ago. She remembered unwrapping it and then throwing herself at him. She smiled slightly at the memory then frowned.

She clutched Poe to her tightly as she rocked back and forth. That was before Sarah and Lance. Everything was fine until they decided they could handle me as well. They've tried to split us apart. What worries me is that its working. They don't understand that I need Lucus. Nobody else understands me the way he does.

There came a knock at her bedroom door.

She growled, "Go away!"

She heard retreating footsteps. They try to act like they care but they don't do a very good job.

She sighed before stretching out on her bed with Poe in her arms. It may not seem like it but I do love my brother. I'm just afraid of losing him. That's why I'm so horrible to him. I'm afraid that when he realizes he'd be better off without me that he'll leave me. That's my fear.

Lizzie felt safe in admitting that to herself. She'd never breathe a word of it to another soul but as long as she could be honest with herself, she'd be content.

TBC.....

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How was it? I know I'm pretty rusty but I hope it was bearable. I'm sorry for any mistakes. I'm just too lazy to yet again re-read through.

Song: Prostitution Is The World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, Am A Professional) - Cobra Starship

RXR.

MUTT